The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-28

West lie told a sus reporter yesterday thath " az
surprised 10 hear people In the East here talking about
tight money and close tln,eR "ThnTs out west" ho
said ARE booming In every line of trade there
better tone than there NJ this time
This especially true Of the mercantile business Of tho
West for an enormous amount Of goods In being han
died by the merchants"
The Pullman company are making contracts tn run
one OF their vesbule trains through from New York TO
San Francisco without change and In about twenty
hours less time than Is now consumed Ia the journey.
A Broadway agency for a whi.key house has brass
sign post outside with whiskey barrel top The post
xigzags and coils around like a snake the upper end
disappearing In the bunghoe Of tho barrel Obseryant
passers by wonder whether n Prohibitonst suggested
that form Of sign to the agent
ono Of interesting sights at the races the other day
the presence OF Janitor Cleary the doodle Alder
man, standing Just outside the betting ring and not
more than dozen feet away from District Attorney
MARITIME stroilns about ON tho lawn was Inspector
Byrnes ceary testified his trial that he only took
slight interest In the races
White Mayor Hewitt 10 stirring up the officials for the
nuirances that permitted In streets under foot
the residents along West Broadway think that he
wouldn't he wasting his time BY nqurnR Into the right
Of the elevated road to keep hammcrinE away at its
structure the whole twenty four hours Just below the
good many seepless nights have been passed those
living In the vicinity.
Two prominent ohioans who have found business life
much to their liking than politics. sat chatting to-
Reher asst night In the Hoffman cafe They were ex.
Congressman Frank llurd and Ben Le Feyre. Both of
them vacated their seats last March. Mr. Iurd
showed under by the protection avalanche that knocked
Judge Morrison out In Illinois and near defeating
Speaker Carlisle He netted by his defeat and made
up his mind to make 6Rht for his old place at next
election. Now that he has been SIX months away from
Washington, however his ideas have changed for he
finds that life along much smoothly and pleas
anty than 1t ever did while no In Congress Mr..
lie Fevre on the other hand, went out OF Congress
through preference lie resigned 10 into the Bryce
Thomas syndicate lie gets n salary about twice the
size the nation allowed him legislator, and he
doesn't have to spend than he In fixing up
his fences at home.
Frank Hatton turned up this city rather Mysterious
~ day or two and of his friends say that 1t
In not altogether improbable thnt he will make this city
his future home. lie may go into the railroad business
Just at present though the xPosmnste General 10
doing nothing lie said last night that he through
with the newspaper business forever Col snowden has
purchased all OF Mr. Hatops stock In the Chicago Mdh
Mr. John stesson stood baskinT the sun in fro Of
the Hoffman House yesterday afternoon with his plump
hands folded pacdly across his buging waistcoat and
his hat tipped somewhat rakishly the back of his
head placid smile disturbed the contour Of his varie.
gated but amabe face and he raised and lowered him.
self on his toes with the air Of who is content
with all the world. suddenly. as his eyes lighted upon
dapper young man who was tptoeing his way down
town, Stes0n down his heels with the Of
pile driver rammed his hands Into his pockets and
glared hoty at the stranger. His whole expression
changed. man who was standing beside him followed
the direction Of setsons eyes and asked surprise:
who's that ~ a. o.. 80. .. -,
"Tompkns"
"What Tompkins"
Eugene Tompkins"
"Of Bostonr'
"The same" .-.s
"Ah"
Mr. Tompkns, 1t will be remembered. is the Boston
manager who secured the lease Of the Fifth Avenue
Theatre over John ststson while that gentleman was
meaphorcay and actually asleep and froze him out Of
New York steson's companion looked after tho dap
per lessee OF the Fifth Avenue Theatre curiously for
moment and then said shortly: lie certainly dresses
we'll" HE does" said stetson, savagely. land there
is one part Of his clothes that never wears out"
what part I"
"is pocket"
group of men fell to talking about Mr.. Tompkins
shortly after this and Of them said: "He inher.s
his shrewdness direct from his father who was known
all over New England 'sody Water Tompkins He
kept queer little shop in Boston that ostensbly
dsss much freQhensu by the inbSo-
ers OF wines and liquors who did in
public saloons Old Tompklns used 10 into rear
Of his shop and wine to his by the hour
He was nearly a'- asked drink though ho was
a rich man no held up his end with much enthu.
siahm. His programme to drink with the crowd a.
ong as they would stand It, and when they on
their way out of the shop he would wander with them
far the soda water fountain at the door stop them
there, and, with airy wave Of the hand say: Now
bys, It's my turn. Have little sody with me-
Then he'd draw half glass apiece for each member Of
the crowd pledge their health solemnly, and toddle
back to the cashiers desk again"
Mr.. Barton Key who II referred to in the papers as
" Colonel" and addressed by the hoi pooi Chin.
mic is Of the most radiant and effugent features
of that portion of Broadway which lies between Twen
tythird and Thirythird streets aud which gradually
becoming known the " Strand" Mr.. Key has re-
turned with an unlimited enthusiasm about forty
pounds Of added weight, astounding check suits
and wholesome horror Of the newspapers which he
once adored
Whatever you do" he whispered conndentislly TO
the writer yesterday afternoon try aud resist the
awful fascination of writing about Mrs Potter am the
only agent who lived who tried to keep his stars
name out Of the papera Mrs. Potter Ii all right, and
she II 20 here without shadow Of doubt providing the
newspapers let her alone, My mission is sQuelch
possible. the desire of the papers to exploit her."
1t 10 tho general impression down town that Mr.. Key
and the papers are on the same tack.
A salow.faced gambler, with q very long and very
black cigar cinched nrmlv In his teeth was holding
forth oraoulary yesterday to group of fellow gam
bers in front OF the St. James Hotel. His text was
humorisA Don't give me no large opinions about tn
genius OF runny men, he remarked sturdily. "Th
hull things wild brass band some fel or like Bob
Burdete, Dixey Marshall Wilder, John Howson gifts
up an ser he's funny. The people don't believe It, He
tells um agin Still they fly little off. Then he runs
big bun an swears by tn moon that he's the funniest
man cart an prints circulars that effeck II he
advertises himself hard enough hen make tn world be-
eve him at last and finally he'll begin beve him.
self; but he ddn have his reputation he couldn git
laugh. It's egzakiy like joke over faro table. Take
some poor devil what amt won cent an Is hat broke
an lat him say TIL funniest thing In tn world no
onel smile. dom how clever tn remark may be-
II goes to seed. But II man what has pile Of
chips foot high In front Of him makes poor little
weaklunged, and tired joke tn hull gang
roars wild delight an tn walters laugh til can't hear
yerseh tnk. 1t takes money fur make Joke 20 les
IS II does = make a horse woman smile. I'm
lalkin, an know whereof chatter"
Mr.. E. G. Gilmore in a box at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre last night watching Mira Langtry play with
yreat interest and appauding her literally -" like TO
zee her succeed" he said geniay because that
hat she is making money, and the she gets
he chance shall have Of getting what she owes
me- This may strike some people as selfish, but it isn't